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JAGUAR AND THUNDERBIRD As recorded by Chuck Berry (Released as a single in 1960) [Chorus]
C5Slow down, little Jaguar C5Keep cool, little Thunderbird Ford
[Verse 1]
C5Ten miles stretch on an Indiana road C5T'was a sky blue Jaguar and a Thunderbird Ford C5Jaguar setting on ninety-nine C5Tryin' to beat the Bird to the county line C5Just a half-a-mile from Ludenville C5Had a speed sign sitting at the top of the hill C5It said, "35 miles, and stay in line" C5But the Jaguar and Thunderbird never read the sign
[Chorus]
N.C.Slow down, little Jaguar C5KeeN.C.p cool, little Thunderbird Ford
[Verse 2]
C5Ludenville was a real small town C5Had a hundred and two and nine acres of ground C5Some stool pigeon put the sheriff wise C5Told him, "Park down in Ludenville and catch 'em guys" C5Sheriff laid low down, hid in the weeds C5Parked for eight days, didn't nobody speed C5All of a sudden, dust rose on the road C5Said, "Here come the Jaguar and Thunderbird Ford"
[Chorus]
N.C.Slow down, little Jaguar C5KeeN.C.p cool, little Thunderbird Ford
[Verse 3]
C5Sheriff doubled clutched second, put it in third C5Took right after the Jaguar and Thunderbird C5He knew he'd get a bonus and a big fat fine C5If he caught 'em 'fore they crossed that county line C5Sheriff never drove his car a hundred and flat C5But if he aimed to get 'em, he'd have to do more than that C5Crest of the hill, is about a yard behind C5There wasn't but two more miles to the county line
[Chorus]
N.C.Slow down, little Jaguar C5KeeN.C.p cool, little Thunderbird Ford
[Verse 4]
C5Old Sheriff was countin' on the downward grade C5With the tall wind pushin', he had it made C5Thunderbird saw the Jaguar gainin' speed C5And waved "Goodbye, Jaguar" and pulled in the lead C5Jaguar said, "You ain't won the race yet" C5And pulled back around the Bird like a sabre jet C5Sheriff's front bumper was a yard behind C5When the T-Bird, Jaguar crossed the line
[Chorus]
N.C.Slow down little Jaguar C5KeeN.C.p cool little Thunderbird Ford
[Outro]
C5Slow down, little Jaguar C5Keep cool, little Thunderbird Ford C5Slow down, little Jaguar C5Keep cool, little Thunderbird Ford C5Slow down, little Jaguar C5Keep cool, little Thunderbird Ford C5Slow down, little Jaguar C5Keep cool, little Thunderbird Ford